Wool In National Dress Ireland

Original vintage poster from the Wool in National Dress series featuring a colourful image by Drake Brookshaw (1907-1993) depicting a lady wearing a blue hooded cloak, carrying a basket next to piglets feeding with a lady and a donkey in the background, an image of the world showing where Ireland is marked with a red arrow on a globe next to the title in red and information below: Ireland, the second largest island of the British group, comprises Eire and Northern Ireland. On all sides near the coast are mountains and hills which fall away to a central plain. Fertile, except for areas of bog and marsh, the land is more suited to pasture than crops. Though sheep and pigs are reared, horses are the Irishman's first love. Irish hunters and racehorses are sent all over the world. Peasants in the remote districts of the west coast live simple lives. From homespun wool the women make shawls and the famous blue Kerry cloaks. The latter garment serves as both hat and cloak. Thickly woven, it is often handed down from mother to daughter and testifies to the part played by wool in circumstances where comfort and hard wear are most appreciated. Issued by the International Wool Secretariat. Fair condition, creasing, tears, staining, pinholes, paper losses.